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Local
724 member reports that recent city safety meeting provided preliminary
findings from OSHA report on police department air quality.

OSHA was asked to come in after several
724 members have developed ear nose and throat symptoms.
Investigation found:

- Temperatures varied throughout the building
- CO2 was acceptable
- Humidity was very low for time of year
- Mold was moderate throughout the building
- High mold located in areas with water damage:
Patrol Captain's Office, Shift Commander's Office, locker rooms
- Dust found in building was tested identified as: plastic, fly
ash, tire particles and outside pollutionRead
Union archives on 2007 issues here

EPA publications outlines :The remediation manager's (city) highest
priority must be to protect the health and safety of the
building occupants.

Member complaints of headaches, sinus infections
rise AGIAN!

2007 Mold in dispatch

Forty years ago, on Feb. 19, 1975,
National Labor Relations Board vs. J. WeingartenThe high court ruled that an employee has the right
to request union representation in any meeting that she or he
feels could result in discipline or termination.
READ IT

Popular
ABC broadcast, "The rest of the story"
Paul Harvey speech- What is a Policman
In 1921, when Paul Harvey was three years old, his father was
murdered. His father and a friend (a Tulsa police detective) were
rabbit hunting while off-duty around 9pm when approached by four
armed men who attempted to rob them. Mr. Aurandt was shot and
died two days later of his wounds. The four robbers were identified
by the surviving detective, and arrested the day after Aurandt
died. A lynch mob of 1,500 people formed at the jail, but all
four were smuggled out, tried, convicted, and received life terms

Checkin the booksUnion Trustees K McBride and J Green
perform the Trustees audit on their own time.

Candy machine

is now FULL!

NLPD Members
utilize the prisoner van to transport boots to New London Public
Schools and students who are in need for the annual TVCCA Boot
Program.

Trooper Tim Henderson, of the Connecticut State Police, graduated
from the State Police Academy 124th Training Troop Thursday 12/11/14.

Tim was also the recipient of the Alan Tuskowski award for excellence,
#1 overall in class.

Tim is the 12th NLPD officer to become state trooper in the last
7 years. NLPD running low on young officers as old timers plan
exits for retirement.
095 PD just about on life support while admin focuses energies
on revised vehicle slips....

Deputy Chief nominates entire
PD for policeman of the year!The annual awards night banquet
will take place at the Murphy-Rathbun VFW POST 189
on Saturday November 8, 2014 from 6 to 8 pm.
Tickets can be purchased from Brenda in the Administration office.

It
gives me great pleasure to announce that I have nominated all
of the hard-working men and women of the New London Police Department
for the 2014 VFW Post 189 Police Officer(s) of the Year Award.
Your dedication to the profession, the City of New London and
its people have shown me that each and every member of this agency
has stepped up to overcome the daily obstacles we face to make
the City of New London a safer place.

Together, as a team, we can remain strong and support
one another during the crises we face as police officers. Together,
as a team, we can move the department forward in a positive direction,
form new partnerships and friendships within the community, and
provide professional services to all in need. You, the men and
women of the New London Police Department, define what the New
London Police Department is and represent the City of New London
at its finest. I personally thank each of you for your unique
contribution to the department.

Finizio said three years ago, during a restructuring
in leadership positions, Crowley was one of the few members of
the senior staff who stayed on.

“Without his steady guidance we would not have come through
it as well as we did,” Finizio said.

24 annual Blue Mass and brunch for
law Enforcement and their families Sept 21 1015
Photo by Tim Martin from The
Day

Rich Cable and his brother took part in a GoRuck
Physical Fitness Challenge to
pay tribute to the victims of 9-11.
The event was 13 hours and covered 21 miles through New York City.
Participants carried 40 lbs ruck sack and other items from 25lbs
to 120 lbs and at times had to carry each other along the way.Rich did this challenge in part to honor Juliana
Valentine McCourt! Good Job Rich!

James Cortina, Board Director
for the Connecticut
Police Work Dog Association, presented K9 memorial plaques
on behalf of the C.P.W.D.A. Board of Directors and it’s
members to the New London’s Police Department, to Officer
John Michaud for K9 Buck who passed away 6/24/14 and Sergeant
Matt Galante for K9 Ike who passed away on 12/13/13.
Plaques were presented on 7/25/14.

A new survey of former New London police officers suggests that
the extraordinarily high turnover at the New London Police Department
is due to the mismanagement of Police Chief Margaret Ackley. Just
in the last 2 months, 13 officers have left the New London police
force.

“We
believe that the constant turnover and poor work environment at
the New London Police Department, which this survey links directly
to Chief Ackley, are major obstacles to keeping the public safe,”
said Jeffrey H. Matchett, Executive Director of AFSCME Council
15. Council 15 represents nearly 4,000 Connecticut police offices,
including those on the New London force. “Under Chief Ackley’s
watch, experienced officers are leaving New London in droves to
serve other communities”, according to the survey.

Over
40 police officers that left during Chief Ackley’s tenure,
which began in June of 2009, were asked a number of questions
relating to their jobs at New London. When asked to identify factors
that led to their departures, more than six in ten officers ranked
a “harsh work environment,” among their top two choices.
Sixty-one percent selected “problems with the police chief,”
as their first or second most determining factor for leaving.

The former officers also indicated on the survey
that they considered their relationship with Police Chief Ackley
very poor, giving it a ranking of 2.6 on a 10 scale. This is contrasted
with satisfaction with their co-workers, direct supervisor, and
their union, all of which ranked above 7. “The results of
survey provide a compelling case for new leadership,” said
Matchett.
A press conference to discuss the full results of the survey is
currently being planned. An advisory will be disturbed when further
details are available.

Mike Passsero on Renshaw Report!
City needs professional management!
Council funded for 6 more officers but that has not been done!
The Mayor controls the police chief.. again lack of professional management!

Union and Admin come to agreement to fed weary
troops at all major events!

Congratulations
to police friend Andre Danford of Lyme Shores Tennis and Conditioning
Center in EL. Andre has been slected by the USTA
to recieve 2014 William
Freedman Award for his work on JR tennis programs.

Andre is the
director of youth inter-city tennis for the City of NL program for kids.